hooch tragedy

Bhubaneswar, Oct 29: Five people in Kunchinda area in Sambalpur died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor. According to reports, during Dussehra festival they drank spurious liquor in the Kuchinda area. The deceased persons were…

The main accused in the Mumbai hooch tragedy, in which at least 102 people have died, was arrested in the national capital on Tuesday and handed over to Mumbai police by a court. The bootlegger, who is in his late twenties, was arrested…

 Two people were killed on Tuesday in Uttar Pradesh after consuming spurious liquor, police said. Angry at the death of the two youths, locals came out on to the streets and set the liquor vend on fire following which police had to use…

The overnight toll in the illicit liquor tragedy in a suburban bar in Mumbai soared to 66 on Saturday morning with the death of 13 more people due to the poisonous brew, officials in Mumbai said. Another 31 victims are undergoing…

The NHRC has directed the Odisha government to provide Rs.60 lakh compensation to the next of kin of 40 people who died after consuming contaminated medicinal preparations containing alcohol in February 2012. The deaths took place in…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday served notice to senior officials of the Uttar Pradesh government, taking suo motu cognizance of the hooch tragedy in Unnao and Malihabad that claimed 49 lives. Terming it a "serious issue…